Where does “leal” come from?

leal (Anglo-Norman) comes from Old French leial, from Latin lēgālis, from Latin lēx, from Proto-Italic lēg-, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-s, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

leal (Anglo-Norman): Alternative form of loial

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of loial

Ancestry of “leal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old FrenchleialAlternative form of loial
2Latinlēgālislegal
3Latinlēxa proposition or motion for a law made to the people by a magistrate, a bill
4Proto-Italiclēg-
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-s
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

Words derived from “leal

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-sEvery word from Proto-Italic lēg-